IL · USAV Great Lakes Region
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Adversity is a volleyball club based in Wood Dale, IL, ranked as high as #36 nationally by VolleyLens. It fields 10 teams in the 2026-27 season. VolleyLens has tracked the club from the 2025-26 season through 2026-27 across 38 team-seasons.
10 teams · Ages 14–18
Nationals champion + 2 more
Written from this club's match results and rankings, and updated whenever they are. Nothing here is estimated.
Adversity is a club volleyball program based in Wood Dale, IL, competing in the Great Lakes region. In 2026-27 it fielded 10 boys teams aged 14 to 18.
Its boys program ranks #36 nationally and #7 of 36 in IL for 2026-27, on a Club Score of 1,482. That places it in the Developing tier, the band VolleyLens assigns from Club Score. Of its 10 teams, 1 rates Elite, meaning an Elo of 1700 or better.
Across the season its teams played 59 matches and won 36 of them, a 63% win rate. Its strongest team, Adversity VBC 17-Adidas, is #17 nationally and #2 in IL, at 1,719 Elo on a 7-0 record.
Teams averaged 6 matches each over the season. The club entered four events between 3 October and 25 October, a season of about 1 month.
Those events were held in one state. Travel is described here in trips and destinations rather than cost, because event locations carry no distances.
Its best result on record this season is champion.
<p>Illinois-based volleyball club offering boys and girls programs with facilities in Wood Dale and Oak Lawn.</p><p><strong>Leadership:</strong> Trish Samolinski (Club Coach), Kyle Masterson (Club Coach)</p><p><strong>Competitive Level:</strong> Regional competitive, with players from strong Illinois high school programs</p><p><strong>Facilities:</strong> Newly relocated indoor volleyball facility at 650 N Wood Dale Road in Wood Dale, IL. Additional south site in Oak Lawn hosts tryouts and programs. Dedicated space for training, open gyms, and events.</p>
Everything below — teams, statistics and rankings — is for this season and program. Pick another from Season History.
#36 nationally · Club Score 1482
Every season and division VolleyLens has ranked for Adversity. Pick one to focus this page on it.
| Season | Division | Rank | Club Score | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Boys | #36 | 1482 | 10 |
| 2025-26 | Girls | #80 | 1920 | 18 |
| 2025-26 | Boys | #42 | 1721 | 10 |
| 2024-25 | Boys | #27 | 1670 | 14 |
Every team Adversity fielded in the 2026-27 season, with its age group, national rank and win-loss record. Elo rating measures strength from results: it rises faster for beating strong opponents than for beating weak ones, so a team that plays up is not punished for losing.
| Team | Program | Age | Elo | Record | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adversity VBC 17-Adidas | Boys | 17 | 1719 (Elite) | 7-0 | 100% |
| Adversity VBC 18-Adidas | Boys | 18 | 1683 (Premier) | 5-0 | 100% |
| Adversity VBC 18-Purple | Boys | 18 | 1608 (Premier) | 5-1 | 83% |
| Adversity VBC 16-Adidas | Boys | 16 | 1562 (Competitive) | 6-2 | 75% |
| Adversity VBC 15-Adidas | Boys | 15 | 1557 (Competitive) | 5-3-2 | 50% |
| Adversity VBC 17-Purple | Boys | 17 | 1545 (Competitive) | 4-2 | 67% |
| Adversity VBC 14-Adidas | Boys | 14 | 1526 (Competitive) | 1-2 | 33% |
| Adversity VBC 14-Black | Boys | 14 | 1446 (Developing) | 1-2 | 33% |
| Adversity VBC 14-Purple | Boys | 14 | 1441 (Developing) | 0-3 | 0% |
| Adversity VBC 16-Purple | Boys | 16 | 1349 (Emerging) | 2-6 | 25% |
Where Adversity competed in the 2026-27 season: every tournament its teams played, the host city, how strong the event was, and what each team's record was there. It shows how far the club travels and the level of competition it takes on.
Elite, Premier, Competitive and Regional rate the strength of each event's field, from where it ranks nationally against every other tournament that season. An Elite event draws hundreds of teams from across the country; a Regional one is a local weekend.
| Tournament | Location | National Rank | Record | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE Chicago Point Series 14's Fall #1 2026/2027 (Regional) | Romeoville, IL | #41 of 74 | 2-7 | Adversity VBC 14-Purple — 14/13 Open: 0-3; Adversity VBC 14-Black — 14/13 Classic: 1-2; Adversity VBC 14-Adidas — 14/13 Open: 1-2 |
| THE Chicago Point Series 18/17's #1 2026/2027 (Regional) | Bedford Park, IL | #21 of 74 | 21-3 | Adversity VBC 18-Purple — 18's VSL: 5-1 (champion); Adversity VBC 18-Adidas — 18's VSL: 5-0 (champion); Adversity VBC 17-Purple — 17's VSL: 4-2; Adversity VBC 17-Adidas — 17's VSL: 7-0 (champion) |
| THE Chicago Point Series 16/15's #1 2026/2027 (Regional) | Bedford Park, IL | #27 of 74 | 8-10 | Adversity VBC 16-Purple — 16's VSL: 0-6; Adversity VBC 16-Adidas — 16's VSL: 4-2; Adversity VBC 15-Adidas — 15's VSL: 4-2 |
| 2026 UNO Boys Play Date (Regional) | Joliet, IL | #51 of 74 | 5-1 | Adversity VBC 16-Adidas — 16 Boys: 2-0; Adversity VBC 15-Adidas — 15 Boys: 1-1; Adversity VBC 16-Purple — 16 Boys: 2-0 |